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Cincinnati Bengals player Chris Henry dies after fall from truck following domestic dispute

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chris Henry was no stranger to trouble. Indeed, his multiple arrests during a five-year NFL career were among the factors prompting the league to toughen its personal conduct policy. But to hear his teammates tell it – even the team’s owner – the Cincinnati Bengals receiver …

Contra Costa Times · December 17, 2009, 10:19 PM (PST)

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Daily Mail

Obama, Wen offer no new emissions cuts at summit

COPENHAGEN- President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have addressed the faltering U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen but neither is offering any new commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Many delegates at the conference had been looking toward China and the U.S. — the world …

Boston Globe · December 18, 2009, 4:31 AM (PST)

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Island Packet Online

Dutch deny Venezuela’s claim of US attack plans

Hugo Chavez accused the Netherlands on Thursday of allowing the United States to use Dutch islands off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to prepare a possible military attack against his country. The Venezuelan leader said the U.S. military, to prepare for a possible offensive, has sent intelligence …

Miami Herald · December 18, 2009, 5:28 AM (PST)

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Tri-City Herald

Obama Makes "Step Forward" in Copenhagen

President Obama is expected in Copenhagen, Denmark for the climate summit in an attempt to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Sheila MacVicar reports. (CBS/ AP) Updated at 8:24 a.m. Eastern . The White House reported "a step forward" in climate change negotiations following President Obama’s …

CBS News · December 18, 2009, 5:28 AM (PST)

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Idaho Statesman

Police: 2 adults, 2 children slain in Utah apt.

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) – Two adults and two children were found dead in their West Jordan apartment complex in what authorities are investigating as a possible murder-suicide. A man and a woman along with two young boys were found dead around 8:45 p.m. Thursday in a unit at the Willow Cove …

KHOU · December 18, 2009, 5:14 AM (PST)

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Town Hall

Home sales, median price up throughout California last month; foreclosure resales down

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The median price of a home in California is up from a year ago, sales are rising, and foreclosure resales are declining – all signs that the housing market may be undergoing a sustained recovery, a tracking firm said Thursday. San Diego-based MDA DataQuick said an estimated …

Los Angeles Times · December 18, 2009, 4:52 AM (PST)

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It’s Democrat vs. Democrat on Health Care

(WASHINGTON) – It’s one of the oldest spectator sports in American politics: Democrat vs. Democrat. Welcome to the health care overhaul edition. With just days remaining to prove that they can meet a self-imposed Christmas deadline and pass President Barack Obama’s signature initiative through the …

Time · December 18, 2009, 5:21 AM (PST)

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Everything Alabama Blog

Popular Internet messaging service Twitter briefly blocked overnight by hackers

NEW YORK (AP) – Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter , steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility. Users trying to reach Twitter early Friday were redirected to a Web page …

Baltimore Sun · December 18, 2009, 4:59 AM (PST)

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

His last day at work: ‘World News’ anchor Charles Gibson retiring from ABC News after 34 years

Ex-Wayans Brothers assistant sues in NYC over book TV critic’s picks: Good luck, Chuck ‘Big Brother 9′ winner released to drug treatment Nancy O’Dell says goodbye to ‘Access Hollywood’ Bad economy hits ‘real’ housewives NEW YORK – Considered one way, Charles Gibson ‘s career in TV news seems to be a …

Minneapolis Star Tribune · December 18, 2009, 5:21 AM (PST)

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Dude, they’re putting pot in more than brownies at Ganja Gourmet

Denver – Any slacker living over his parents’ garage can make pot brownies. Gourmet chefs are taking the art of cooking with marijuana to a higher level. In Denver, a new medical-marijuana shop called Ganja Gourmet serves cannabis-infused speci
alties such as pizza, hummus and lasagna. Across …

LJWORLD · December 17, 2009, 10:54 PM (PST)

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